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Javascript Syntax Cheat Sheet

Variables

// Using var
var name = "John";

// Using let
let age = 30;

// Using const
const isStudent = true;

Data Types

// String
let firstName = "John";

// Number
let age = 25;

// Boolean
let isAvailable = true;

// Null
let emptyValue = null;

// Undefined
let unknownValue;

// Object
let person = {
  name: "John",
  age: 30,
};

// Array
let colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];

Operators

// Arithmetic
let sum = 10 + 5;
let difference = 10 - 5;
let product = 10 * 5;
let quotient = 10 / 5;
let remainder = 10 % 3;

// Assignment
let x = 10;
x += 5; // x = x + 5
x -= 5; // x = x - 5
x *= 5; // x = x * 5
x /= 5; // x = x / 5

// Comparison
let isEqual = 10 == "10"; // true
let isStrictEqual = 10 === "10"; // false
let isNotEqual = 10 != "10"; // false
let isStrictNotEqual = 10 !== "10"; // true
let isGreaterThan = 10 > 5; // true
let isLessThan = 10 < 5; // false
let isGreaterThanOrEqual = 10 >= 5; // true
let isLessThanOrEqual = 10 <= 5; // false

// Logical
let and = true && false; // false
let or = true || false; // true
let not = !true; // false

Conditionals

// if statement
if (age > 18) {
  console.log("Adult");
} else if (age > 12) {
  console.log("Teenager");
} else {
  console.log("Child");
}

// switch statement
let day = 3;
switch (day) {
  case 1:
    console.log("Monday");
    break;
  case 2:
    console.log("Tuesday");
    break;
  case 3:
    console.log("Wednesday");
    break;
  default:
    console.log("Unknown day");
}

Loops

// for loop
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
  console.log(i);
}

// while loop
let i = 0;
while (i < 5) {
  console.log(i);
  i++;
}

// do...while loop
let j = 0;
do {
  console.log(j);
  j++;
} while (j < 5);

// for...of loop (for arrays)
let colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
for (let color of colors) {
  console.log(color);
}

// for...in loop (for objects)
let person = {
  name: "John",
  age: 30,
};
for (let key in person) {
  console.log(key + ": " + person[key]);
}

Functions

// Function declaration
function greet(name) {
  return "Hello, " + name;
}
console.log(greet("John"));

// Function expression
const add = function (x, y) {
  return x + y;
};
console.log(add(5, 3));

// Arrow function
const multiply = (x, y) => {
  return x * y;
};
console.log(multiply(4, 3));

// Shorter arrow function
const divide = (x, y) => x / y;
console.log(divide(10, 2));

Objects

// Object literal
let person = {
  firstName: "John",
  lastName: "Doe",
  age: 30,
  fullName: function () {
    return this.firstName + " " + this.lastName;
  },
};
console.log(person.fullName());

// Adding a property
person.country = "USA";

// Removing a property
delete person.age;

Arrays

// Array literal
let fruits = ["Apple", "Banana", "Mango"];

// Accessing elements
console.log(fruits[0]); // Apple

// Adding an element
fruits.push("Orange");

// Removing an element
fruits.pop();

// Iterating over an array
fruits.forEach(function (fruit) {
  console.log(fruit);
});

Array Methods

let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

// map
let doubled = numbers.map(num => num * 2);
console.log(doubled); // [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]

// filter
let even = numbers.filter(num => num % 2 === 0);
console.log(even); // [2, 4]

// reduce
let sum = numbers.reduce((total, num) => total + num, 0);
console.log(sum); // 15

// find
let firstEven = numbers.find(num => num % 2 === 0);
console.log(firstEven); // 2

// findIndex
let firstEvenIndex = numbers.findIndex(num => num % 2 === 0);
console.log(firstEvenIndex); // 1

// includes
let hasThree = numbers.includes(3);
console.log(hasThree); // true

// slice
let subset = numbers.slice(1, 3);
console.log(subset); // [2, 3]

// splice
numbers.splice(1, 2, 10, 20);
console.log(numbers); // [1, 10, 20, 4, 5]

Promises

// Creating a promise
let promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  let success = true;
  if (success) {
    resolve("Promise resolved!");
  } else {
    reject("Promise rejected!");
  }
});

// Using a promise
promise
  .then(message => {
    console.log(message);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    console.error(error);
  });

Async/Await

// Async function
async function fetchData() {
  let response = await fetch("https://api.example.com/data");
  let data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
}

// Calling async function
fetchData();

Classes

// Class declaration
class Person {
  constructor(name, age) {
    this.name = name;
    this.age = age;
  }

  greet() {
    return `Hello, my name is ${this.name} and I am ${this.age} years old.`;
  }
}

// Creating an instance
let john = new Person("John", 30);
console.log(john.greet());

Inheritance

class Animal {
  constructor(name) {
    this.name = name;
  }

  speak() {
    console.log(`${this.name} makes a noise.`);
  }
}

class Dog extends Animal {
  speak() {
    console.log(`${this.name} barks.`);
  }
}

let dog = new Dog("Rex");
dog.speak(); // Rex barks.

Modules

// Exporting a module (math.js)
export function add(x, y) {
  return x + y;
}

// Importing a module (main.js)
import { add } from "./math.js";
console.log(add(2, 3)); // 5

Destructuring

// Array destructuring
let [first, second] = ["red", "green", "blue"];
console.log(first); // red
console.log(second); // green

// Object destructuring
let person = { name: "John", age: 30 };
let { name, age } = person;
console.log(name); // John
console.log(age); // 30

Spread and Rest

// Spread operator
let arr1 = [1, 2, 3];
let arr2 = [...arr1, 4, 5, 6];
console.log(arr2); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

let obj1 = { a: 1, b: 2 };
let obj2 = { ...obj1, c: 3 };
console.log(obj2); // { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }

// Rest parameter
function sum(...numbers) {
  return numbers.reduce((total, num) => total + num, 0);
}
console.log(sum(1, 2, 3, 4)); // 10

Template Literals

let name = "John";
let age = 30;
let message = `My name is ${name} and I am ${age} years old.`;
console.log(message);

Error Handling

try {
  // Code that may throw an error
  throw new Error("Something went wrong!");
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
} finally {
  console.log("This will always run.");
}

Fetch API

fetch("https://api.example.com/data")
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));